“A four-year old daughter of Mr. Silver, son-in-law of Mr. Reynolds who recently bought the WJ Shannon farm at Mt. Joy died from ptomaine poisoning caused from eating canned beef at their home in West Virginia last week just as the family was ready to move to Ohio.” “The remains Continue Reading
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Bidding on History: WWII Letters Surface at Real Estate Auction
Amidst the hustle and bustle of a real estate auction, where buyers eagerly eye properties and potential investments, there are often unexpected treasures waiting to be unearthed. Such was the case at a recent auction where the spotlight unexpectedly shifted from properties to history. Tucked away among the listings and Continue Reading
Greenup Man Killed by Fall of Slate
“James Murphy, age 57 years, a well-known Greenup county man, was killed by a fall of slate in the mines of the Main Island Creek Coal Company at Barnabus, West Virginia, several days ago. The remains arrived in Ironton and were intrerred in Lawrence cemetery. Reverend Sampson conducted the funeral. Continue Reading
“Wheeling, West Virginia, November 3 – Jealousy caused terrible tragedy at Georgetown, Ohio, three miles west of this city. All concerned in the affair were from Wheeling. Scott Linton shot Dot Gray, a woman of the town said to have been his wife, and William Metzger, in whose company she Continue Reading
Oscar Snook Killed by N&W Train
“Oscar Snook of Rarden, son of William Snook, employed on the Nave Brothers’ contract in West Virginia was hit by an N&W train and killed Wednesday. The remains will be interred at Rarden.”
Burns Cost Life of Mother of Six Sons
“Burned about the face and body when she used a match to light a corncob pipe, Mrs. Rebecca Mosley, 78, of 317 Front street, died at 11:20 AM today in Portsmouth General Hospital.” “Discovered with clothes blazing by a 4-year-old girl, Mrs. Mosley suffered first, second and third degree burns Continue Reading
Two Soldiers Nabbed Here as Deserters
“Two soldiers were arrested Sunday on charges of deserting the army and one faced an additional charge of escaping from the guardhouse.” “The gave their names as Raymond H Shover, 23, of Friendship, and Meddie Wilson Graley Jr., 21, of Clothier, West Virginia.” “Sheriff Earl C Brandel received a message Continue Reading
Rightmire Child Burned to Death
“Mr FD Rightmire, baggage man at the N&W railroad, received word today that his nephew, Elwood Rightmire, the seven year-old son of Mr WA Rightmire, of Huntington, was burned to death Monday night. The child was playing with the fire in the grate when his clothing ignited, and before anything Continue Reading
Johnst Hatfield Dies in Mountain Cabin
“Williamson, West Virginia. April 21. By the Associated Press. Johnst Hatfield, son of the late ‘Devil Anse’ Hatfield, and an active participant in the Hatfield-McCoy feud of years ago, died in his mountain cabin at Wharncliffe, near here, late last night.” “When the feud was at its height, Johnst, who Continue Reading
The Marriage Certificate of Leonard T. Hicks and Alma V. Wagner
Back in 2019, while shopping in an antique store in Portsmouth, Ohio, I came across the above marriage certificate for Leonard Hicks and Alma Wagner. These two young people were united in marriage on September 21, 1922, in Catlettsburg, Boyd County, Kentucky.